The 2018 Varsity Shield was the 8th season of the
Varsity Shield
Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each univers ...
, the second-tier competition in the annual
Varsity Rugby series. It was played between 19 February and 9 April 2018 and featured seven university teams.
The competition was won by , who beat the 55–10 in the final played on 9 April 2018, also winning promotion to the
2019 Varsity Cup.
Competition rules and information
There were seven participating university teams in the 2019 Varsity Shield. They played each other once during the
pool stage
Pool may refer to:
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, either at home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top four teams after the pool stage qualified for the
semifinals, which were followed by a
final.
Teams
The teams that played in the 2018 Varsity Shield were:
Pool stage
Standings
The final log for the 2018 Varsity Shield was:
Round-by-round
The table below shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Matches
The following matches were played in the 2018 Varsity Shield:
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
See also
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2018 Varsity Cup
The 2018 Varsity Cup was contested from 29 January to 16 April 2018. The tournament (known as the ''FNB Varsity Cup'' for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featur ...
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2018 Varsity Rugby
2018 Varsity Rugby was the 2018 edition of four rugby union competitions annually played between several university teams in South Africa. It was contested from 29 January to 16 April 2018 and was the eleventh edition of these competitions.
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